3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Domicile \Dom"i*cile\, n. [L. domicilium domus house + (prob.)
root of celare to conceal: cf F. domicile. See {Dome}, and
{Conceal}.]
1. An abode or mansion; a place of permanent residence,
either of an individual or a family.
2. (Law) A residence at a particular place accompanied with
an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a
residence accepted as a final abode. --Wharton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Domicile \Dom"i*cile\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Domiciled}; p. pr &
vb n. {Domiciling}.] [Cf. F. domicilier. Cf {Domiciliate}.]
To establish in a fixed residence, or a residence that
constitutes habitancy; to domiciliate. --Kent.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
domicile
n : a physical structure (e.g., a house) that someone is living
in "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they
raise money to provide homes for the homeless" [syn: {dwelling},
{home}, {abode}, {habitation}, {dwelling house}]
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